[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] food spelling please

[albert l ratzlaff]

The first word should be spelled Schacha.  My grandmother from middle
Poland made Schacha Scherke, but some of those who settled in South
Russia called it Prachasupp.  Possibly just a dialect variation.  In
America it tastes a little better with half a medium onion and 1 bay
leaf.  It's also great with some homebaked bread and butter on the side.

Albert Ratzlaff.
 
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:17:49 -0500 Alfred Kroll <akroll at davtv.com>
writes:
> I believe the soup you are referring to is called Schake Scherke. I'm 
>  
> not sure of the spelling, but schake is Platt (low German) for  
> potato. The potato is grated and mixed with egg and flour. This is  
> 
> called scherke in Platt. The mixture is then dropped in small 
> amounts  
> into the boiling milk soup. The milk soup has flour added to thicken 
>  
> it a little and salt is added.
> 
> My mother (Olga Schultz) who came from Wiesendorf (near Lipno) used  
> 
> to make it for us when we were youngsters. My wife (Ida Radke/Heise) 
>  
> who comes from Kreis Rippin remembers it too.
> 
> Al Kroll
> 
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